It now looks almost set in stone that Elliot Anderson will end up at one of the Manchester clubs when he inevitably departs Nottingham Forest this summer. While the Midlands outfit will do their utmost to keep hold of the coveted star, there will be an acceptance behind the scenes that he’s ready to embark

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Brazilian prodigy Endrick scored one goal and set up another as Lyon won 2-1 away to Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, denting the reigning European champions’ bid for another Ligue 1 title. Endrick gave Lyon an early lead at the Parc des Princes and then released Afonso Moreira to double their advantage. Advertisement PSG rested several

Harry Kane scored his 32nd goal of the campaign as Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-2 home win over Stuttgart to claim a record-extending 35th Bundesliga title. The title victory once again illustrated Bayern’s modern and historical dominance of German football.The Bavarian giants have now won 13 of the past 14 Bundesliga titles. Bayern have

A member of the defensive ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona has knocked back a contract renewal proposal from the club. That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who highlight Andreas Christensen as the Blaugrana star in question. Advertisement Stopper Christensen is for his part currently due to see his terms in Catalunya’s capital come to an

FC Köln sporting director Thomas Kessler has now confirmed to two major German footballing media sources his Bundesliga outfit’s first summer transfer. Polish attacker Jakub Kaminski will join Köln on a permanent basis. Kaminski has done an amazing job of reviving his career since arriving on loan from Wolfsburg this summer. Kaminski’s loan deal was

MUNICH: Harry Kane scored his 32nd goal of the campaign as Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-2 home win over Stuttgart to claim a record-extending 35th Bundesliga title. Raphael Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson and Alphonso Davies joined Kane on the scoresheet, while Chris Fuehrich and Chema Andres scored for the visitors. Borussia Dortmund’s limp 2-1 defeat

Fermin Lopez was back in training on Sunday as Barcelona continue preparations for their next La Liga clash against Celta Vigo in midweek. The midfielder was wearing a protective mask after suffering a nasty facial injury against Atletico in the Champions League that required stitches. Advertisement The news will be a boost for Barcelona and

Moise Kean is out of the Fiorentina squad for Monday’s relegation battle with Lecce, so Paolo Vanoli has limited options after the Conference League. It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare in Lecce on Monday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST). Advertisement This is going to be a big game in the battle

La Liga champions Barcelona have sent a message the way of Real Sociedad, after the Txuri-urdin replaced the Catalans as Copa del Rey champions. La Real are of course fresh off a special night on Saturday. Advertisement After battling past Basque rivals Athletic Club in the semi-finals of the competition, Sociedad were tasked with getting

Reigning Serie A champions Napoli are appearing increasingly close to losing Leonardo Spinazzola in the summer. The defender’s contract in Naples runs out at the end of the campaign. His entourage has already tried to offer him around, with Milan not really keen. It was believed Juventus are also in the race and would much

Manchester City are breathing down Arsenal’s necks after Erling Haaland’s strike helped beat the Gunners 2-1 to land a potentially decisive blow in the English Premier League title race. Haaland picked the perfect time ⁠to end ⁠his lean spell in the crucial victory over ⁠the football league leaders to give his side the edge in

Juventus can break away in fourth place, but Jeremie Boga and Jonathan David start upfront against Santiago Castro’s Bologna eager to put the Europa League behind them. It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST). Advertisement You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens